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Happydayz 914

Make sure you keep it wet mate.. And there is a way to tell.. coil some off the new line, about half a meter and hold each end with a finger, meet in the middle if it coils or spins it's the wrong way. If it slightly bends it's the right way

Just to make sure im not confusing you.. if it coils when you meet in middle with a nice length its wrong

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Owderb 16,862

Make sure that the line is coming off the bottom of the spool the other person is holding. Then you know its going on the reel with the same way it went on that spool. This helps with reducing line twist.

If you are on your own you can attach the reel to the butt section thread the line on and throw the line in a bucket of water. You can then hold the line in-between finger and thumb keeping it taught and reel as normal

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Titch 408

Good choice of line that mate. I think it's better than a lot of other lines that cost twice as much. I always found it hard to spool up though, what ever way I do it, it seems to twist. Before actually fishing with it, I would tie a lead on the end and start with a few gentle casts, getting further each time until you're casting as far as you can, then the line will lay on your reel a lot better

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Captain Bonglington 10,449

I've never tried the bucket of water method, I tend to stick the reel on the butt section of a rod and get my missus to hold the spool of new line on a pencil and put a bit of tension on. I always get moaned at for her burnt fingers!

Daiwa Sensor is good line, tend to use braid for most applications these days though. I like the reduced diameter for river fishing, less drag on the line, better bite detection and direct contact to the fish, no stretch. And for lure fishing it's pretty much essential.